Hanbin (singer)
Vietnamese singer (born 1998)
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Ngô Ngọc Hưng (born 19 January 1998) or Hưng Bin, known professionally as Hanbin (Korean: 한빈), is a Vietnamese singer based in South Korea. He gained recognition by competing on Mnet survival show I-Land,[2] before becoming a member of boy group Tempest.[3] He is the first Vietnamese male to become a K-pop idol.[4]
Hanbin | |
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 Hanbin in September 2023 | |
| Born | Ngô Ngọc Hưng 19 January 1998 Yên Bái, Vietnam |
| Education | Vietnam University of Commerce, Hanoi (Đại học Thương mại)[1] |
| Occupation |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Label | Yuehua Entertainment |
| Member of | Tempest |
| Website | yhfamily |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 한빈 |
| Hanja | 韓彬 |
| RR | Hanbin |
| MR | Hanbin |
Early life
Hanbin was born in Yên Bái, Vietnam.[4] He is a self-taught dancer since 15, according to his online fanmeeting. He moved to Hanoi for university where he founded and led a dance group, C.A.C, for three years (2016–2019) under the stage name Hưng Bin.[5] Hanbin started training for the show in July 2019, according to his I-Land profile, after passing the audition in Hanoi.[citation needed]
Career
2020–2021: I-Land, first fanmeeting, and agency changes
On 2 June 2020, he was introduced as a participant in the CJ ENM and HYBE's then upcoming survival show I-Land. On the first episode, he performed "Jopping" by SuperM with Ni-Ki and Nicholas, but was 'eliminated' by voting among the trainees and was placed in "Ground". On the 7th episode, he ranked 12th based on the global votes and was able to move onto Part 2 and become one of the final 12.[6] On Episode 10, Hanbin ranked 4th out of 11 trainees in Global Voting with 1,415,420 votes.[7] On Episode 11, he was eliminated ranking in at 10th place.[8]
Following his debut on the survival show, on 20 October, Belift Lab announced that Hanbin would be holding an online fanmeeting called "Hanbin !00%" on 31 October. On 16 December, he opened up a Twitter account, on which he gathered over 150,000 followers in 24 hours.[9] On 31 December, Hanbin performed a solo pre-opening stage at Big Hit NYEL Concert to the song "I&Credible".[10][11]
On 2 June 2021, Belift Lab announced that Hanbin had left the agency following discussions and was later revealed that Hanbin had signed with Yuehua Entertainment.[12][13]
2022–present: Debut with Tempest
On 3 January 2022, Hanbin was introduced as the fifth member of the group Tempest.[14] They debuted on 2 March 2022 with the EP It's Me, It's We. He is the first Vietnamese male to debut in a K-pop idol group.[15][16]
Discography
Filmography
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) / Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WeChoice Awards | Rising Artist | Himself | Won | [18] |